An Unexpected Journey

Chris and I finally made time to watch The Hobbit in theaters this weekend.  I was mesmerized by the masterful cinematography of this movie and forgot how amazing the story was as I had read J.R.R Tolkien fantasy novels way back in my younger days.  For three hours I was blissfully transported to another world filled with adventure, magic, unexplainable things and the classic dual of evil versus good.  Even as a child I have always been enchanted by other worlds and my over active mind would naturally jump ship off this mundane world and into one that was far more exciting.  When school was boring, I would escape into my made up fairy lands or battle great evil with my sorcery powers or tame dragons.  Should there be nothing good on TV, I would be off into the closest green space and pretend I was talking to creatures or looking for gnomes or chasing rainbows.

For some reason, I felt really sad after The Hobbit was over and I realized my current world is so friggin narcoleptic in comparison.  My biggest challenge is convincing clients that beige is not a color nor do they need to hire an interior designer if they actually believe they are setting trends with it.  Gawd... what a big snore I have become.  I am OCD when it comes to cleaniness so it is a big statement when I say I would trade in good hygiene levels and WiFi for a Hobbit hole and a wizard friend.  I swear in my past lives I have signed up for more exciting adventures then my current one because every time I watch or read about an adventure my soul just aches to be able to live it.  I can't imagine why on Earth I would sign up for such a normal life of routine.  Yes, I am blessed and yes I should be thankful but sometimes I just wonder... seriously is this it?

I would trade in my mortgage and the convenience of Starbucks to live a day where I can duel with trolls, or ride a Unicorn.  I can FEEL in my soul that I was put on this Earth to assist with something big and yet here I am sipping my Earl Grey tea in my flannel pyjamas and inhaling the sweet aroma of Ebony Peach from my favorite scented candle.  Hmmmmm... too bad I haven't been able to cheat and take a peak at what's was written for this life.  Yes, the human life is fraught with danger but seriously it's mostly petty things if you ask me.  People get so upset about not wearing the right thing, or carrying around more poundage than what TMZ deems acceptable and freaking out that their hockey team started with the wrong goalie.  These modern issues seem so puny when you compare that to real issues like a Dark Lord coming back from the dead to change the entire Middle Earth to a cesspool of nasty looking orcs and demon soul sucking wraiths.

So... I am looking for an adventure.  Not sure what exactly that looks like but it better involve the unexpected and end in a happily ever after.  What would your adventure be like?